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If you have limited income and resources—and health problems prevent you from working—you probably worry about paying for food, housing and other basic needs.

One answer is Supplemental Security Income (SSI). It’s a government program that pays monthly benefits to people with disabilities, blindness, or people who are over 65.

Children with disabilities also can qualify for benefits from SSI.

If you qualify for SSI, you probably will also qualify for Medicaid health insurance and food assistance. Medicaid can help you pay for medical bills including hospital stays, doctor bills, prescriptions and medical tests.

At Levine Benjamin Law Firm, our SSI attorneys help you with your application for SSI. Or we can help with your appeal if you were turned down.

Levine Benjamin has helped more than 50,000 people win disability income in Detroit, Toledo, Flint, Lansing, Grand Rapids and all across Michigan.

The lawyers at Levine Benjamin can help you choose the right benefits program.

What’s the Difference between SSI and Social Security Disability Insurance?

SSI is different from the other disability program run by Social Security, which is called Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).

SSDI requires a review of your work history, in addition to your medical condition.

The money for Social Security Disability Insurance comes out of people’s paychecks, so only those who have worked a long time and paid significantly into the system can qualify.

Your past jobs don’t matter to SSI. Supplemental Security Income is there to help you when you don’t have a lot of recent work history to report. It’s dedicated to people whose incomes and resources are low.

The money for SSI benefits comes from general taxes—not Social Security taxes.

So even if you haven’t paid enough into the Social Security system to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance, you may still qualify for SSI.

The government will review your household income and decide whether you qualify and what benefits you can receive.

But here’s something they both have in common: SSI and SSDI are available to people with physical or mental health conditions leaving them unable to work.

At Levine Benjamin Law Firm, our disability attorneys can help you determine which type of benefit is right for you.

And we’ll help you apply for either SSI or SSDI benefits. Unlike many firms, we’ll file your application for you.

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